The view of Okanagan Lake will be more green this fall, as the City of Penticton creates its newest park along the eastern end of the waterfront.

Marina Way Lookout is a project to restore habitat in the environmentally sensitive area just east of the Penticton Art Gallery.

“The Marina Way Lookout project fits perfectly with Council’s strategic priority of waterfront enhancement,” said Deputy Mayor Andrew Jakubeit. “This project may be much smaller in scale than other waterfront initiatives, but has the potential to provide great return for residents and visitors, with more green space, restored ecological habitat and a tranquil place for people to enjoy the Okanagan Lake vista.”

Environmental restoration includes planting more than 20 trees and 300 shrubs indigenous to the area to restore habitat. Undesirable and invasive plant species will also be removed.